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UNITED STATES EDWIN S. STANTON, DE BROQKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed March 28, 1924. Serial No. 702,631.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN S. STANTON, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of New York, borou h of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and S tate of New York, have invented a new and Improved Outlet Strainer, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to a strainer for use in a gutter outlet, that is to say at the upper end of the leader.

The general object of my invention is to provide a strainer that will not readily become clogged because of affording an ample discharge outlet for any foreign matter that enters the strainer with the water from the gutter and which strainer is so formed as to be readily emplaced in a manner to hold it firmly in position.

The nature of my invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is tobe had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the draw-- ings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a strainer emplaced in a gutter;

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the strainer in position;

Figure 3 is a transverse section as inclicated by the line 33, Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention the strainer body 10 is formed of coarse woven wire to afford a ready flow of the water therethrough as well as any small particles of foreign matter. At the top is a spider 11 made up of cross bars giving strength and rigidity to the strainer at said end while affording inlet for water or small particles of foreign matter.

The body 10 is formed of a sheet of. woven wire and advantageously is bent into cylindrical form with the edge portions overlapped as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3.

To the outside of the body 10 at the overlapping edge portions I apply diametrical opposite vertical strips 12 and at the inner sides o f said overlapped portions I apply vertical'strips 13. Rivets 14 or equivalent fastener elements are passed through outer and inner strips 12, 13 and through the overlapped portions of the wire mesh. Said strips 12 and 13 extend downwardly for a portion only of the height of the body 10,

thereby leaving the overlapped portions free and unfastened below the strips 12, 13, so that the portion of the body below said. strips maybe readily expanded when entered in the leader A. The lower terminals: 15 of the outer strips 12 are directed laterally outward whereby to rest upon the gutter 15 adjacent to the leader A when the lower portion of the strainer is inserted in said leader. Advantageously, the two side strips 12 are integral with the top strengthening strip 16 extending across the upper end of the body 10.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An outlet strainer formed of a sheet of woven wire bent into tubular form, the edge portions of said sheet overlapping, vertical strips at the interior and exterior of said body at the overlapped portions thereof, fastener elementsv extending through said strips and through the overlapped portions of the body, the overlapped portions of the body below said strips being unsecured leaving the body free to be expanded below the strips, and members on the body at the exterior adjacent to the lower end of said strips and directed laterally outward and adapted to rest upon the gutter when the adjustable lower portion of the body is entered in a leader.

2. An outlet strainer formed of a sheet of woven wire bent into tubular form, the edge portions of said sheet overlapping, vertical strips at the-"interior and exterior of said body at the overlapped portions thereof, fastener elements extending through said strips and through the overlapped portions of the body, the overlapped portions of the body below said strips being unsecured leaving the body free to be expanded below the strips, the lower terminals of the outer strips being bent laterally outward and adapted to rest on a gutter when the lower 3. An outlet strainer formed of a sheet of Woven Wirebe nt into tubular form, the edge portions of said sheet overlapping vertical strips at the interior and exterior of said 5 body at the overlapped portions thereof, fastener elements extending through said strips and through the overlapped portions of the body, the overlapped portions of the body below said strips being unsecured leav- 10 ing the body free to be expanded belov the strips, the lower terminals of the outer strips being bent laterally outward and adapted to rest on a gutter When the lower portion of the body is entered in aleader and said outer strips being integral with a strengthening strip extending across the top of the body; together with a spider on the body at the upper end beneath said strengthening strip.

EDWIN S. STANTON. 

